Belt game 2,761 · March 6, 1965
Montréal Canadiens take the belt
Montréal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 2–1 at home to start reign 1,083 of the NHL belt, the 198th for the franchise.
New York Rangers had held it since March 4, 1965, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Montréal Canadiens held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on March 7, 1965.
1,083Reign number
198Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Roberts | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dick Duff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Laperriere | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Larose | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Provost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Rousseau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henri Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Balon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Noel Picard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gump Worsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 31 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Gilbert | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jean Ratelle | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Nevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Ingarfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Hadfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hicke | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Angotti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Brenneman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donnie Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Hillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Arnie Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Neilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcel Paille | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 31 |
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